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The Chicago Bears will open the season Sunday against the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field. In the first game of the John Fox era, the Bears are 6½-point underdogs at home against their division rivals. In the lead-up to Sunday’s game, here are a...

As he set up his new digs at Redskins Park early this offseason, defensive coordinator Joe Barry had three signs made for his unit’s meeting room. On each sign he had printed a word that he wanted to serve as the three building blocks of the defense.
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A preview of each NFC team. Listed by division in order of predicted finish.
WEST DIVISION
1. SEATTLE
2014 | 12-4, 1st in West
Last year in playoffs | 2014
Going all the way: Considering the devastating choke in the Super Bowl, Seattle needed an...

A glance at each team in the NFC:
NFC EAST
DALLAS COWBOYS
Last year: Ended three-year rut of 8-8 finishes with NFC East title and beat Detroit for first playoff win since 2009. Lost to Green Bay in divisional round. Tony Romo had most efficient...

ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Redskins second-round draft pick Preston Smith dropped some weight recently — and it had nothing to do with his impending change from defensive end at Mississippi State to outside linebacker in the NFL.
"This process may...

Wheeling and dealing: General managers love to do it and the Chicago Bears have been involved in 27 trades involving draft picks over the last 10 years.The most notable deal was the blockbuster 2009 trade for quarterback Jay Cutler. Back in 2005, the...

The Chicago Bears claimed offensive lineman Michael Ola off waivers from the Miami Dolphins during the offseason last year and he wound up starting at four different positions, earning him a good check for performance-based pay.
The NFL Management...

A couple of injured quarterbacks were traded Tuesday, but not a healthy Jay Cutler.
Meanwhile, the Bears were trying to sign a 32-year-old safety.
There’s your Day 1 takeaway from NFL free agency: This is a bad time for what the Bears need.
OK, the...

In balancing the goal to win now with building for the future, former Bears general manager Phil Emery said it was his duty working for the McCaskey family to strive for a championship every season.
Ownership signed off on the franchise's direction,...

As the Chicago Bears prepare for free agency, they’ve got considerable needs to weigh and cannot forget about special teams, a unit that was understocked last season.
A review of playing-time statistics for the Bears shows that three of the top six...

With the NFL scouting combine in the rearview mirror, the league's spotlight has shifted quickly toward free agency, in which the Bears will make their first big steps in their roster revision efforts.
The new league year begins at 3 p.m. March 10,...

The Bears' plan to feature a 3-4 front on defense requires impact edge rushers at both outside linebacker spots and a dominant nose tackle who can win at the line of scrimmage in the running game. The latter is a bit of a thankless role -- keeping...

The Chicago Bears are cleaning house. After finishing a 5-11 season Sunday with a 13-9 loss to the Vikings, the Bears announced major changes Monday morning, firing both head coach Marc Trestman and general manager Phil Emery.
Chairman George McCaskey...

Ten thoughts after the Chicago Bears’ season ended Sunday with a 13-9 loss to the Minnesota Vikings at TCF Bank Stadium, the eighth loss in the last 10 games and likely the end of the Marc Trestman era.
1. Has Marc Trestman been using the wrong message...

Sure-handed targets would have made Jimmy Clausen's first start since his rookie season of 2010 look different.
They might have given the Bears a chance to spring an upset over the Lions, who were a 10-point favorite Sunday at Soldier Field. But just...

The Bears’ three consecutive losses on national television have rekindled the narrative about how quarterback Jay Cutler’s body language equates to leadership, with various analysts and talking heads piling on at the end of a ruined season.
Bears coach...